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1228 THE LEADER, [Saturday,
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NEW TELEGRAPH LINES ON THE CONTINENT. Th...
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CRIMINAL AND POLICE NOTES. The logislato...
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Alfred Waddineion wooed und won Sarah Sl...
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M I S CK LLAN K O U S. ThoQiieen,with IV...
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Tuesday being St. Thomas 9 day, the elec...
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Tho Madrid steamer, which left Southampt...
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It has boon tho cum torn of ueramt* mmdi...
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American Notes. Mr. Thackeray's Lecture ...
A correspondent of the Boston Journal writes a letter from London , describing a visit paid by him to Kossuth , on the 11 th of November . The object of this letter is to prove that Kossuth is not living extravagantly on the money raised by him in America for the furtherance of the Hungarian cause . We should have thought Kossuth ' s character required no such defence at the hands of American or European . His most violent political opponents cannot hope to make their own cause better by affecting to consider him capable of a low theft .
Mr . Peter Cooper , a well-known merchant of New Yoi-k , has given 300 , 000 dollars towards building and endowing au institution devoted to the study of the arts and sciences ; to reading lectures , debates , and generally , to the improvement of the young . The characteristic of the plan is , that a hall will be set apart for the use of women who desire to discuss or study the application of science for their own benefit ; a lso , a prize of 5000 dollars to be given to the woman who has shown the truest heroism in the cause of the suffering portion of mankind . The works of the railway across the Isthmus of Panama are in such a state of forwardness , that it is expected they will be complete from ocean to ocean by the 1 st of September , 1853 .
1228 The Leader, [Saturday,
1228 THE LEADER , [ Saturday ,
New Telegraph Lines On The Continent. Th...
NEW TELEGRAPH LINES ON THE CONTINENT . Thb lines of electric telegraph ., which have just been completed in the Netherlands , connect the following places : — Amsterdam , Breda , Rotterdam , Haarlem , Dordrecht , La Haye ; which are now for the first time in electric communication with Great Britain , by means of the submarine wire ? . The following cities and towns , with others of lesser note , are also in communication with the offices in Cornhill : —Agram , Aix-la-Chapellc , Amiens , Antwerp , Augsburg-, Avignon , Baden , Berlin , Bonn , Bordeaux ,
Boulognesur-Mer , Bremen , Breslau , Bruges , Brunswick , Brussels , Calais , Cassel , Coblentz , Cologne , Cracow , Dantzic , Dieppe , Dijon , Dresden , Dunkirk , Dusseldorf , Florence , Frankforton-Maine , Friburg , Ghent , Gotha , Hamburg , Hanover , Havre , Kehl , Strasbourg , Konigsburg , Leghorn , Loipzic , Lemburg , Lisje , Lucca , Lyons , Metz , Magdeburg , Malines , Mannheim , Mantua , Mayenee , Milan , Munich , Modena , Nantes , Nuremburg , Ostend , Padua , Paris , Pesth , Budo , Posen , Prague , Presburg , Parma , Rouen , St . Omer , Stettin , Stuttgard , Strasbourg , Trieste , Venice , Verona , Vienna , Weimar . Marseilles will bo connected in a few weeks .
Criminal And Police Notes. The Logislato...
CRIMINAL AND POLICE NOTES . The logislatorial affray in Cockspur-strect has come to an end . On Tuesday , after tho Middlesex grand jury had been discharged , Mr . Iluddlestono said , —My lord , perhaps I may bo permitted to trespass on your time for n , few minutes , as I wish to make an application to tho Court . I believe that the grand jury have been discharged , and I have to apply , on the part of the Hon . Mr . 31 . Butler Johnstone , that the recognizances of himself , and of his two friends , Viscount Drumlanrigand Mr . Stirling , may bo
discharged . Mr . Johnstone was bound over to appear at this session to answer a charge of assault ; but tho matter , I believe I can say , has been amicably and privately arranged through the intervention of mutual friends of both parties in a satisfactory manner . The Assistant-judge granted tho application , and said , —I am very happy to hear that it lias been settled in a manner that gentlemen always ought to arrange such differences in . Thin in as it ought , to bo between gentlemen ; the sooner it is done , and the more privately tho matter is arranged , tho better .
Alfred Waddineion Wooed Und Won Sarah Sl...
Alfred Waddineion wooed und won Sarah Slator , of Sheffield . They aid not marry , but a child was horn . Waddington had to pay lor this child : ho ottered to marry Sarah , bub she refused , because ho was not no her ; and ho then thought she had become tho mistress of Homo rich man , Tn his frenzy , ho met a friend of its mother vvitli tho child ; ho took it . away and killed it . Surah Slater wan that evening at hor reading class at tho Lyceum , and Waddington wont and called her out , told her Ikj had killed tho child , and attempted to cut her throat . Sho ortcapod , and Waddington was arrested . This took jdaco on tho 18 th of August ; and on Monday , Waddington was triedfound
, guilty , and sontoiieed to bo hung . William Kriineis M nplothorpc wan found dead in a ditch near Hull on tho' 21 st of May last . Ah ho had evidently boon murdered by what in called the gnrolto--that , is , pressure ) eithor by a cord or the arms round tho throat — the case waa inquired into . Two men and a woman were arrested for tho murder , iindam-eond woman for harbouring and maintaining l . hoin , knowing they Imd eonnniUod the crhno . They wero tried at York on Tuesday . Norm of tlm ovidonoo was direct . ; but it wiih prflfrcd that , tlmy were near tho spot , about , the timn of tho murder , that they hired a cab to carry them away from the town , and that their clothes bore indications of a conflict ,. Soini ) run .
vnrxationH worn reported , enpeeially one by tho woman , implicating " her man , " Smpo . When tho judge had summed up , ono of the jurymen wiih nui / . ed with a fit , mid tho court , wot ) adjourned . In consequence tho whole trial had to be gone over again before a now juryman ; and ut ono o ' clock in tho night , tho jury found a verdict of Not ( Juilty against ( lie prisoner . Canadian notions as to whnt in evidence hocui rather lux ; as tho following story shows . Writ ing from ( Juobeoon tho ; irdof Docomber , ai-orresponili ntmiys , - " Nomoro nolnblo ovont tlian tho Beriibo poiNoning cu . no lnia marked tho nansago of tho laHt few day «; nor wan this in itself , if wo
are to admit tho truth of the verdict , an unprecedented crime . Be ' rube ' , a farmer , tires of his wife , falls in love with a girl of fifteen ; shortly afterwards the former dies , Berube" marries the girl , suspicion haunts the mind of some neighbour , the body is exhumed , and poison , found in the stomach . Nothing very ori g inal in this , as you see : but tho novelty consists in the fact that the whole case for the prosecution rested on the evidence of a child six years old , who acknowledged that he did not know what an oath meant or a prayer ; that 'he had known God for five days ;' but swore positively that , sixteen months before , when he was four years and eight months old , he administered poison to the deceased by the direction of his sister , Berube '' s second wife . On this testimony Be ' rube' and his wife have been sentenced to death . The case has made much stir in town . " '
Jeremiah Donovan beat his wife on the 22 nd of November so brutally , that she . wad taken to the London Hospital , and has only this week recovered . The plea of Donovan was , that his wife had provoked him so that she richly deserved what she got . Donovan said , —Yes , she knows very well that she tore my shirt when I caught hold of her , and she would never have come here at all , if it hadn't been for the doctor and tbe policeman , who want to make a county job of it . Wife . —Yes , sir , ano > that ' s nothing but tbe blessed truth ; I didn't want to hurt him at all , Tor he is a very good husband to me . The ruffian was , nevertheless , sent to the House of Correction for two . months .
Some time ago , there was an affray between the gamekeeper of the notorious Mr . Busfield Ferrand , of wood notoriety , and some poachers . The ruffians overcame him , and tied his hands and legs , drew up his feet to his hands and left him . head downwards . He was released by a farmer . Three men were arrested and tried at York on Monday , but the evidence was insufficient , and they were acquitted . One of the most singular stories of alleged poisoning has been investigated at the Guildhall , by Alderman Wilson . A woman named Holly , laundress at chambers in Tokenhouse-yard in 1849 , charged the clerk of a solicitor there with having given her some poisoned arrowroot . Sb e , her sisters , and children partook of it ; and have suffered severely ever since . Such was the effect , that Mrs . Holly
and her sister were afterwards placed in a lunatic asylum ; all who partook of the arrowroot became insensible . Medical evidence was given as to the terrible effect of what they had taken on the poor women : legs swpllen and blackened ; pains in the groin , chest , and stomach ; vomit * ings , blotches ; and extreme feebleness . An attempt was made to show that the arrowroot contained nux vomica . The most curious part of the matter is , that no kind of reason can be given why the clerk should attempt to poison these people ; on the contrary , he had been extremely kind to Mrs . Holly . The whole matter stands over for further investigation . Mrs . Holly states that she has made at least four attempts previously to obtain an inquiry , but failed .
Impostors who live by wanta of the imagination , and a recitation of sufferings never endured , whose stock in trade consists of lies , are always plentiful in the metropolis . On Tuesday , one Webster , with sevoral other names , was charged at tho Westminster Court with practising frauds on officers of the army . Among his victims were Lord Arthur Hay , Lieutenant-Colonel Steole , and Colonel Blair . Webster described himself as a discharged soldier who was on bis way home . As there are other cases against him , he was remanded for a week . Mrs . Thornton , tho wife of the landlord of apublic-houso at Mortlake , was found dead in her bed , with ono of her ears nearly cut off . How sho came by her death does not appear , but inquiries are going on . Sho waa a great drinker , and seems to have been habitually intoxicated . " It young lady of high connexions" has mysteriously
disappeared from the " locality" of liaton-square . It appears sho went out , for a walk on Thursday , the 16 th inst ., and took the omnibus at the end of Sloane-fltroet , Chelsea , and although every exertion ban been made to trace tho fugitive , not tho slightest tidings havo been heard of tho lady . The following ia a description of hor : — Initials on linen , " K . I . Q . ; " about eighteen yoars of age , hut looks older ; dressed in a coarso straw bonnet , lined and trimmed with blue , edged with black volvot , with a wreath of pink daisies ; sage-coloured merino dross , black cloth paletot , with brown parasol ; high heeled black kid boots ; goldring , with green stone , which nho wore on hor right hand . Sho had with hor , also , a brown paper parcel , containing a plaid silk dross . Her height , is about fivo foot four inches , dark hair , pale complexion , and was last noon in tho neighbourhood of Itlnrlc hcul li .
M I S Ck Llan K O U S. Thoqiieen,With Iv...
M I S CK LLAN K O U S . ThoQiieen , with IVmeeAlbert , and the children , crossod over from tho Isle of Wight , to Uoflport , on Wednondny , saluted on hor way by tho usual ceremonial firing of guns . Thoneo sho proceeded by railway to Windsor ( Ja . sllo , where tho court will keep ChristnuiH . Prince Albert granted an interview to tho newly ordained pastor of 1 'ilouirn'n island , tho Reverend Mr . JNobba , before he net out in Im J * lata \ ho waa also presented to tho Quoon . It has boon rom > lvod to invite tho American minister , Mr . Ingvrsoll , to a public dinner at Manchester , to testify respect both for tho man and the representative of America . Air . Peter JWthwiok , some limit repro . sontativ *) of Kvnsluun , anil lately editor of tho Hiornin /; J ' ottt , died on Saturday hint , nfior a painful illnosH .
Mr . Hume ' s portrait , painted by Mr . . 7 . Lurnri , and subscribed for by tho Liberal members of tho Ilouuo of < ominous , is now being exhibited at Mr . Gravop' . Mr . llmno holds m his hand n document , tied with rod tape , and labelled , " Account of tho national incomo mid oxponditure . " Mr . Alderman Salomons has given a nroHontutiun to ono of tho fatherless children of the late Mr . J . W . Allen ,
artist , to the Blue Coat School ; and the Board of Manage ment of the Governesses Benevolent Institution have pre ! sented a free scholarship in Queen ' s College to one of the girls . The Duke of Wellington , we understand , contemplates forthwith throwing open Apsley House to the public undej certain regulations , in order that they may view the magnificent collection of presents given by foreign Sovereigns to his late lamented and illustrious father . It is , we believe , an acknowledginent on the part of his Grace for the late munificent grant of 80 , 000 / . for the late Duke's interment . —Morning Herald . When Lord Derby resigned , a matter-of-fact Radical asked this posing question— " What will become of the Morning Herald now that it has ceased to be a Government organ ? " to which a wag instantly rejoined— "Why it will be tho Opposition hurdy-gurdy . " '
Tuesday Being St. Thomas 9 Day, The Elec...
Tuesday being St . Thomas 9 day , the elections for the different wardtnotes in the City took place . In the ward of Cheap , we observe that Mr . W . II . Aahurst moved and carried a resolution in favour of raising the revenue by direct taxation , upon the principle of an insurance-office , according to the amount protected . The Middlesex reformers entertained Lord Boberfc Grosvenor jaud Mr . Osborne at . dinner , on Tuesday . Sir John She lley presided , and about 4 Q 0 aat dpwn at the
table of mine host of the Albion , Hammersmith . Lord Bobert said the late . Ministry would go down to posterity as the " Bowing Ministry ; " and Mr . Qsborne characterized Mr . Disraeli ' s soheme as the Great Magician Budget . We understand that a series of very successful meetings have been held at PontypooL Newport , and Swansea , by the wanderingjrepresentatiyes of the Anti-State Church Association , There have been meetings also at MiddlesbrooniTees and North Shields .
The very beautiful and costly Museum of Ancient and Modern Art Manufactures , and Vernon Gallery , at Marlborough-house , Pali-Mall , will be open free , from ten till four , during the Christmas week , for the special convenience and improvement of the working classeB . Th » collections of ornamental and decorative art , aud fortyfour pieces of china lent by the Queen , also a specimen of PaJisy ware , are in the upstairs rooms . Education in Ireland has made a marked progress since 1850 . By the last JEteport of the National Commissioners we find that no less than 3 » 2 schools were taken into connoxion with the national system in 1851 . During that year there were 620 , 401 pupils on the rolls ; and thera were on the 31 st of March , 1852 , 5822 teachers of both sexes in the service of the Board . The number of schools in operation in November last was 4795—an increase of 91 over last year . There were 4434 schools under separate management , and 175 under joint management of persona of different religious persuasions .
Tho Madrid Steamer, Which Left Southampt...
Tho Madrid steamer , which left Southampton on tho 17 th with the Peninsula mail , was obliged to anchor in Yarmouth Roads for the night , the pilot refusing to go to sea on account of the terrific violence of the weather . The Hermann mail-packet , which reached Cowes on Sunday , from New York , experienced the most tempestuous weather over known , during the last three days of her voyage . Tho tempest experienced by the Hermann was also felt by the Orinoco on the 16 th inst . ; although , at tho time tho Orinoco was light and her hull sixty feet high , tho sea beat over her stern while her bowsprit was under water . Tho Jersey mail packet Courier , which left Southampton on Thursday , had the greatest difficulty in reaching Guernsey . At Guernsey sho made two attempts to leave for Jersey , but waa obliged to put back . Nearly all the passengers
for Jersey left tho Courier at Guernsey , and declined going on in ' her on account of tho weather . At length tho packet reached Jersey , and was obliged to keep up the steam all night on Friday in case she should bo blown adrift . Tho Adelaide Australian steamer put back into Plymouth on tho 19 th , leaky . Water rushed in through tho hawso holes , and her rudder was defective . She was expected to bo detained several days . Letters havo been received from tho Australia ( Australian packet ) , dated Port Philip , September 6 . Who left tho Capp on July 22 , and arrived at Adelaide pn August 29 . Tho crow took tho gold fevor , and refused to work , hut ovontually agreed to go round to Sydney , and bo diHcharrfod there . Seaman want SOL each for the voyage homo . Ilor crew and pasaongors wore well , lo 8 ot
and the vessel proved a good one , but through tho H tho crow , it is uncertain when Hho will bo \ n Eng land . Not only tho Adelaide haa been obliged to put back : tho W . 8 . Lindsay , a crack ship , built at Sundorland , launched with a speech from Mrs . Chisholm and Mr . Lindsay , and highly eulogised , haa turned out unfit for sea , owing to her " peculiar construction . " Tho compass aluo waa not right . Sho had proceeded an far as tho Dowiih , on hor way with emigrants to Australia , when Mr . W . b . Lindsay received information of her unfitnoss , and ho instantly ordered her buok to tho Thamoa . This is noblo conduct iu them ) days . Mr . Lindsay has written a circular to tho paHnongors , explaining tho cuho ; ho rornxoHts that Oioy will proceed by another skip which ho names , and ho prouiinoa to indemnify them for nil reasonable oxpoDSOS .
It Has Boon Tho Cum Torn Of Ueramt* Mmdi...
It has boon tho cum torn of ueramt * mmding parcels by railway from Liverpool to London , fcp tako thorn to ono person , w | io has a receiving oflico . Ho pocks thorn up in ono parcel , and bookw it af , tho railway , station as ( m ) —™ course by that iucuiih ofl ' coting a largo wiving to the ¦ everal sondorfl . They are consigned tp a aimijar ofllco m London , and thoneo distributed . Tp cl »« ck this ny » tom , tho London and North- Western Hail way Company ga vo notico to tho proprietor of the Liverpool oflico , Mr . Kimplion , that be would in future bo olwu-ged for ovory Hoparuto parool ; and ho han been no charged . But tho question arone nn to tl | o right of tho company to unpoao tho oxtr » charge , and an notion wa « brought in th « Liverpool Oounty . court , to decide < h « matter . Mjr , Pollook , the iud ^ of decided 011 Monday thafi tU , o l * rg « package nhonM be charged for as one package , but that an allowance 01
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 25, 1852, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25121852/page/8/
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